Month: January 2022

(Ottawa, ON) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Manitoba Regional Chief Cindy Woodhouse says First Nations advocacy and leadership has been successful in securing a decision by the Government of Canada to withdraw its application for judicial review of a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal’s (Tribunal) ruling on capital assets funding for First Nations child and […]

(Ottawa, ON) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief RoseAnne Archibald offered the following statement on the recent passing of Gitxsan Simgiigyet-Hereditary Chief Delgamuukw (Earl Muldon). “On behalf of the Assembly of First Nations and its Executive Committee, I offer my most heartfelt and sincere condolences to the family of long-time Gitxsan Simgiigyet-Hereditary Chief Delgamuukw (Earl Muldon) following his recent […]

SUMMARY:  On December 31, 2021, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), the Government of Canada and other parties signed two Agreements-in-Principle (AIPs) outlining a framework toward reaching a global settlement to end discrimination in the First Nations Child and Family Services (FNCFS) program and Jordan’s Principle. The total settlement package is valued at $40 billion. […]

(Ottawa, ON) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Manitoba Regional Chief Cindy Woodhouse today joined Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller and others at a press conference announcing $20 billion for compensation for First Nations children and families impacted by the discriminatory funding practices of the federal First Nations Child […]